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A group of Montana teens who had never picked up a camera a year ago are now national award-winning filmmakers and they did it with a story about what it means to grow up Native in a city where their roots stretch far beyond the skyline. The documentary, “Walking Between Two Worlds: The Urban Indigenous

BILLINGS, MONTANA – MAPS Media Institute is honored to announce that “Walking Between Two Worlds: The Urban Indigenous Youth Experience” has won the 2025 National Student Production Award (NSPA) in the Nonfiction Long Form category. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the organization behind the Emmy Awards, announced the winner on Friday,

BIG NEWS! We’re excited to announce that TWO MAPS student films have been nominated for National Student Production Awards—presented by NATAS, the organization behind the Emmy Awards!

Montana’s Office of Public Instruction confirmed Thursday the Treasure State received previously frozen federal funds, more than $6 million, allocated for afterschool programming.  The dollars were frozen for approximately three weeks while the Department of Education conducted a review. OPI shared a statement from the federal department earlier this month saying it would not release the funds

HELENA — Advocates expressed concern at the start of July after federal grant funding that supports afterschool and summer educational programs was held up. That funding has now been released, but some of the grant recipients still have concerns about what’s going to come next. Watch the video for more on the delay in funding

Half of MAPS Media Institute’s funding for this upcoming fall’s programming is in limbo after the federal government froze funds allocated for after-school programming across the country. The program has offices in Hamilton, Helena and Harlem, serving kids on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, providing free media arts education to middle and high school kids

Read the full Montana Arts Council State of the Arts Summer Edition HERE

HELENA — This week is the sixth annual News Literacy Week. Scripps News, MTN’s parent company, is partnering with the News Literacy Project for the event. Audio and visuals are crucial to accurate reporting, but the KTVH newsroom is not the only place to instill those skills in Lewis and Clark County. Media Arts in

HAMILTON, MT — In 2004, a retired Hollywood producer started a free, after-school program in Corvallis to teach high school kids filmmaking. Media Arts In The Public Schools, or MAPS, has now grown to include programs across the state. Based in Hamilton, MAPS Media Institute teaches youngsters film production, graphic design, music production, and new technology. For its